TITLE: The Dire News about the News: Why Journalism is in Freefall, Why it Matters, and What Can be Done.
BY: Dr. Marjorie Kruvand, UCSB
Many people rely on the news to explain events and issues of the day. This is especially the case in an election year. However, the state of news media has become increasingly precarious, and turbulent change is like to accelerate during this decade. Prof. Kruvand, formerly a journalist, will discuss forces and trends that have combined to create a "perfect storm," threatening American journalism's future and what we risk losing if that happens.

Dave Flattery provides a free online lecture on coronavirus models and what can be expected on Sunday, May 17 at 3:00 p.m.

A day of yoga with your favorite Santa Barbara County yoga teachers from Carpinteria to Santa Maria, as we raise money for the SB County Foodbank, whose goal is “moving the community from hunger to health.” 

UC Santa Barbara in collaboration with Santa Barbara County Parks hosts a public webinar with Dr. Chris Lowe Professor, Cal State Long Beach

MIT Enterprise is hosting an online lecture on "Property Tech: The Peril & Promise" on May 20 at 5:00 pm

Directed by Robert Koenig, the UCSB Chamber Players will present an evening of chamber music favorites on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 7:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall. The UCSB Chamber Players consist of a variety of ensembles, from duos to quintets and occasionally larger groups, which study and perform masterpieces of the chamber music literature.

Inside Wine Santa Barbara will host a series of 3 virtual winemaker tastings to be conducted via the videoconferencing app Zoom in the month of May and June. Participants will purchase the wines online in advance of a tasting. Each winemaker will lead participants through an online tasting of the wines while discussing winemaking techniques and philosophy. Participants can join one or all tastings, which will be held on Thursday evenings beginning at 5:15 pm. May 7th features internationally-known winemaker Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon.

Writers of all levels are invited to participate in this informal exploration of the Museum's galleries as an impetus to writing. Each session is led by a visiting writer/facilitator who begins with a conversation and prompts, partially inspired by works on view. Participants are free to write on their own and then reconvene as a group to share and comment on each other's work. Please bring a journal or notebook, laptop, or tablet on which to write.

Instructor: Rick Benjamin, Poet

Alta California: From San Diego to San Francisco, a Journey on Foot to Rediscover the Golden State Free Online Presentation with Q&A Thursday, May 21st, 6:30PM In 1769, Gaspar de Portolá led the first Spanish overland expedition across California. Starting from San Diego, they journeyed over 650-miles to San Francisco and were the first westerners

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network joins I Madonnari Street Chalk Art Festival 2020 – Online Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25.

NOAA seeks input from the public on whether the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary continues to meet the criteria for sanctuary nomination

This Run Like a Woman Webinar is free, and designed to prepare you to run run for office in 2020. Hosted by the Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee (SBWPC), this training webinar provides you with information to help you make a decision, and take the next steps to run and campaign for political office.

The Run Like a Woman Webinar is free but you must register by May 20, 2020! Offices on the 2020 Ballot include: City Councils; Special Districts including: School Boards, Fire Boards, Sanitary District Boards. Join the SBWPC Candidate Development Committee Members and several successful office holders who share the strategies of their successes.